Service box or tray



W. V. HOLLEY'.

SERVICE BOX 0R TRAY.

APPLICATION FILED MAR 9. I920.

1,426,079. Patented Aug. 15, 1922,

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UNITED STATES WILLIAM v. HOLLEYQOF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR 'ro EWYORKBATH MANU- FACTURING 00., A coRroRA'rIoN'oF new YORK.

SERVICE BOX 03 TRAY.

. Specification of Letters Patent Patented Aug. 15,

Application filed March 9, 1920. Serial No. 364,585.

To all whom it may concern:

' Be it known that I, l/VILLIAM V. HoLLnY,

companying drawings, forming a part of the same.

This invention relates to improvementsin service boxes or trays used forcarrying large numbers of used dishes in hotel dinv ing rooms and likeplaces.

'In these boxes as heretofore constructed the bottom was securedto theside walls by suitable securing devices, as screws or nails,

inserted at intervals around the edges of the box. Due to the hard usageto which these boxes are subjected, the screws or nails used forsecuring the bottoms to the boxes have become loosened and fall out, andfurthermore, the boxes, particularly where made of Wood, would sag atthe joints and become unfit for service.

It is the particular object of the present invention to provide animproved dish box or tray in which the bottom of the box is reinforcedand the screws or nails by which the bottom is secured to the side Wallsare covered so that the box is strengthened, and the nails or screws areprevented from dropping out if they become loosened.

A. further object of the invention is to produce a strong, cheap anddurable dish box or tray.

With these and other objects not specifically referred to in view, theinvention consists in certain novel parts and constructions which willbe described in connection with the accompanying drawings and thenspecifically pointed out in the claims hereunto annexed.

Referring now to these drawings?- Figure 1 is a perspective view of theimproved box shown right side up;

Figure 2 is a similar view showing the box inverted;

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view of the box showing the reinforce and themeans for covering the nails or screws before these means are turned tocovering position.

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3 showing the covering means turnedto their final position; and

- bottom of the box.

Figures 5 and 6 are'detail sectional views taken on the line 5-6 ofFigure 4 showing on an enlarged scale the improved means for coveringthe nails or screws before and after turning in place.

Referring now to these drawings, the improved dish box or tray may bemade of any suitable material, such as wood fibre, or metal. In theparticular construction illustrated, it is made of wood and is formedwith a bottom 1, side walls 2 and end walls 3,

the end walls being provided with hand'holes 4- by which the box may bereadily grasped by the hand. I

The bottom is secured to the side walls by suitable securing means,which in the present instance are screws 5. These screws are. as shownin Figure 3, provided in suflicient numbers aroundthe edges of the boxto insure the secure holding of the bottom to the walls. r i

In the best constructions, particularly' where the box is of wood, ametal reinforcing plate 6 is employed, this plate preferab-lv extendingover the whole bottom surface of the box as shown and being secured tothe bottom of the box by the securing screws 5 which pass through it, asshown in Figures 5 and 6, though if desired this reinforcing plate maybe omitted.

The invention provides means for covering the screws so that they willnot fall out if they becomeloosened and these means In a premay varysomewhat in character. ferred construction, for simplicity andcheapness, where the metal plate 6 before referred to is employed, thisplate will be.

used for this purpose. As shown, the plate 6 is dimensioned larger thanthe bottom of the box to form end flanges 7 and side flanges 8, theplate being cut away at the corners as indicated at 9, these flanges 7and 8 extending beyond the edges of the After the plate has been securedto the box as before described, the flanges 7 and 8 are bent or turnedover into the plate so as to lap over the heads of the screws to producethe structure shown in Figure 2, the plate being of metal sufficientlythick, so that when the flanges are turned over they will retain theirturned over position without further securing means. The cut awaycorners of the plate permit this bending and allow the flanges to beturned over so as to have smooth oints.

iihere, as shown, the reinforcing plate is used these turned in flangesprovide a further reinforce and make a very rigid and desirablestructure. u

If desired corner plates 10 may be provided, which are put in positionbefore the flanges are turned over and held at the corner points by thescrews 5 before re ferred to.

With the construction shown and described a very strong and durable boxis provided and one in which the screws or nails used for securing theparts together cannot drop out if they become loosened and thus weakenthebox, and the box is furthermore reinforced by the screw coveringmeans so as to provide a rigid structure in which the bottom is notliable to sag away from the walls.

\Vhile the way shown and described for covering or protecting the meansfor se curing the parts together is a convenient one, it will beunderstood that certain changes and variations may be made in the 1means for thus covering the screws, and that such changes can be madewithout departing from the invention.

What is claimed is:

1. A service box or tray having side walls 0 .and a bottom an'dineansfor fastening the bottom to the walls, a metal reinforce extendingentirely around the bottom and projecting beyond the edges thereof andsecured to the bottom by the fastening means and subsequently foldedinwardly to overlie the fastening means to prevent displacement thereof,in addition to accomplishing its reinforcing purposes.

2. A service box or tray having side walls and a bottom, a metal plate,fasteners securing the plate to the bottom and the bottom to the sidewalls, said plate being of greater dimensions than the bottom to provideflanges which are turned in over the heads of the fasteners subsequentto the application thereof to prevent displacement thereof. v

8. A service box or tray having side walls and a bottom, screws securingthe side walls and bottom together, a metal plate secured to the bottomby said screws, said plate being of greater dimensions than the bottomto project beyond the edges thereof and being cut at the corners toconstitute flanges, the flanges being folded inwardly upon themselves tooverlie the screws so as to prevent displacement thereof, and cornerplates held in position by the flanges.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

WILLIAM V.VHOLLEY.,

